Q2. What have the authors stated for future works in "The network paradigm in organizational research: a review and typology" ?
In addition, the authors have proposed a typology of network research, which cross-classifies network studies according to the classic dimensions of explanatory mechanisms and explanatory goals or styles. What is new here is that this seemingly arcane distinction may be traceable to different underlying conceptions of how ties work ( girders vs. flows ), and applies to all kinds of network research, including distinguishing between the two major variants of social capital theory.
Q3. What is the dimension of explanatory goals/styles?
The dimension of explanatory goals/styles distinguishes between an orientation toward modeling variation in performance and other value-laden outcomes, and an orientation toward modeling homogeneity in actor attributes, such as attitudes or practices.
Q4. What is the main focus of the research on homophily?
Recent organizational research on homophily has focused on its effects on group and individual performance outcomes (e.g., Ibarra, 1992; Krackhardt & Stern, 1988; Reagans & Zuckerman, 2001).
Q5. What is the reason why sociologists began to dominate network research?
Since sociologists began to dominate network research in the 1970s, the proposition that an actor’s position in a network has consequences for the actor has occupied a central place in network thinking.
Q6. What was the reason for publishing papers on how networks came to be?
Until networks had legitimacy, there was little point in trying to publish papers on how networks come to be or change over time.
Q7. What is the difference between social capital and diffusion studies?
Social capital studies seek to explain variation in success (i.e., performance or reward) as a function of social ties, whereas diffusion and social influence studies seek to explain homogeneity in actor attitudes, beliefs and practices, also as a function of social ties.
Q8. Why do the authors include older references in their review?
The authors also note that while the objective is to review current research (primarily the last five years), the authors include older references in order to anchor a stream of work in a research tradition.